For Faculty
The Tri-Co Philly Program provides resources for faculty and students to engage with Philadelphia.
The urban setting of Philadelphia provides a sense of place to enhance the classroom experience, helping students learn first hand how the material in the courses is informed by the environment around them.
Teaching a Course in Philadelphia
Faculty interested in teaching a class in Philadelphia should contact Calista Cleary to discuss course proposals for the Tri-Co Philly Program. Each November a call goes out (due December) to solicit Tri-Co Philly courses for the following academic year. Classes are taught at the Friends Center to support regular interactions with the city. Each semester, three Tri-Co faculty offer courses in the program. For more information regarding possible curricular ideas or grants, contact Calista Cleary, Program Director.
Support for Connecting Your Course to Philadelphia
For faculty interested in connecting their courses with Philadelphia, the program offers Philadelphia engagement grants. Grants of up to $500 are designed to enrich the curricular content of an on-campus class by facilitating student experiences in the city. These funds can cover the cost of an excursion and travel, e.g. a play or performance; a visit to a research lab; a visit to a neighborhood or organization; admission to a museum or archive, for instance.
The application for Spring Philadelphia Engagement Grants will be available soon.
